Pro bono service is a rewarding—and expected—component of the practice of law. With reporting requirements now
in place, the need to find opportunities that fit varied schedules, practice areas and interests is greater than ever.

Make sure to mark your brand-new 2016 calendar now for the upcoming Indianapolis Bar Association and Foundation Installation
Luncheon, which will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Columbia Club.

It’s resolution time. Whether you’ve resolved to become more efficient, to save money or to become more effective
in your practice, the IndyBar has a member benefit or resource available to help you along the path to resolution success.

Fishers High School was crowned the champion in the Indiana We the People High School competition and will represent the state
at the national competition in April 2016. In the middle school competition, Brown County Junior High School in Nashville
took first place for the sixth consecutive year.

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Executive Director Micki Wilson will hand over day-to-day duties running the organization
at the end of the year, but she’ll continue to lobby on its behalf at the Statehouse.

The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and Law Student Division are teaming up to form a program
called “Suited Up.” The concept is simple: provide college-bound seniors, both men and women, from low-income
households with dress clothes.

A couple of days ago, I was rummaging through some old papers when I found my 2008 New Year’s resolutions. As I read
over them, I thought to myself, “Johnny boy, I think you need to dust these off and try again, but let’s have
a little better effort this time!”

The Indiana Bar Foundation used its 2015 Civics Dinner to present the President’s Award to Dickson for his many years
of service to the Supreme Court, the judiciary, the legal profession and the state.

In 2015, the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana’s Amicus Committee participated in a number of interesting appeals, two
of which are set for oral argument in the near future. The cases DTCI became involved in this year, as in past years, pertain
to a variety of issues which are of significant interest to the defense bar.

Within the past two weeks I have had the pleasure of being a part of the 2016 planning retreats for the sections, committees
and board of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the board of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.